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Going to Church for the First Time Alone
by findingmyway in
1. jw
2. experiences
i usually go with my boyfriend to his church, but i felt the need to explore this without him.

so since i liked his church (church of christ) i decided to find one in my area to attend.

i was a really nice experience.
findingmyway

I usually go with my boyfriend to his church, but I felt the need to explore this without him. So since I liked his church (Church of Christ) I decided to find one in my area to attend. I was a really nice experience. They have a very strong fellowship and the congregation was very warm. I wasn't feeling the communion or the money plate, so I didn't partake or donate. I will go back so if I ever feel comfortable enough, I may do that sometime down the road. I also think that I may start a bible study, but that's also down the road.
Just getting my feet wet for now.
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Reasons for having a "Worldly" boy/girlfriend while still in?
by damselfly in
1. jw
2. experiences
when i was a still a teenage jw ( sounds like a bad b movie drive in flick ) i had a "worldly" boyfriend.

i didn't want anything to do with the jw's but knew i wasn't strong enough to just walk away.

he became the focus of my family's hatred and the reason they believed i left (nothing could have been farther from the truth) this helped me to avoid explantions of why i didn't believe.
findingmyway

Simply was never attracted to any JW boy. They were either too nerdy or too perverted & horny. All the horny JW boys I knew go married as soon as they were legal so they could have sex and none of them are still married (at least not to their first wives).
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Explain 1 Chronicles 16: 30; Psalms 104:5; Psalms 37: 9, 11, 22, 29, 34
by findingmyway in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
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if i remember correctly, these and other scriptures like it support the belief of "paradise on earth" inhabited by righteous people forever.

sorry to make you pull out your bibles, but do these verses confirm that the earth will always exist (i.e., never totter) and that the righteous will live on it forever?
findingmyway

Thanks a lot. It's definitely great to be here!
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Explain 1 Chronicles 16: 30; Psalms 104:5; Psalms 37: 9, 11, 22, 29, 34
by findingmyway in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
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if i remember correctly, these and other scriptures like it support the belief of "paradise on earth" inhabited by righteous people forever.

sorry to make you pull out your bibles, but do these verses confirm that the earth will always exist (i.e., never totter) and that the righteous will live on it forever?
findingmyway

I was cleaning the house when the recurring thought about paradise and the earth remaining forever came. I'm glad I decided to post this. I have a Concordance to the scriptures so I decided to look up those scriptural references for help on this. You know this was the only teaching that I found it hard to let go of -- mostly, because I have a son and the thought of taking such a wonderful possibility from him made me ill and riddled with guilt. I wasn't sure anyone would respond, but I am so happy for those of you who did.
I see the light now!
I am forever grateful!
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Explain 1 Chronicles 16: 30; Psalms 104:5; Psalms 37: 9, 11, 22, 29, 34
by findingmyway in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
.

if i remember correctly, these and other scriptures like it support the belief of "paradise on earth" inhabited by righteous people forever.

sorry to make you pull out your bibles, but do these verses confirm that the earth will always exist (i.e., never totter) and that the righteous will live on it forever?
findingmyway

If I remember correctly, these and other scriptures like it support the belief of "paradise on earth" inhabited by righteous people forever. Sorry to make you pull out your bibles, but do these verses confirm that the earth will always exist (i.e., never totter) and that the righteous will live on it forever?
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"are there gonna be meetings in the new system?"
by in a new york bethel minute in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
this is what i asked my mom (die-hard jdub) tonight at dinner.

her answer?

"i sure hope not... and, well, if there is i hope there are a lot less because they take up so much time.
findingmyway

At least until the thousand year reign is over. After that everyone will be perfect and there will be no need.
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Transition from Kingdom Hall to Church
by findingmyway in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
is there anyone out there who used to attend the kh and now attends a church?
findingmyway

Yep! I was an elder and now I consider myself successfully faded.

Was that hard for you? I know that it is different for everyone, but how long did it take for you to be successfully faded?
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Transition from Kingdom Hall to Church
by findingmyway in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
is there anyone out there who used to attend the kh and now attends a church?
findingmyway

FMW you have a PM.

What's a PM?
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Overcoming Stigmas and Taboos
by findingmyway in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
god bless you?.

happy birthday?.

merry christmas?.
findingmyway

Can you say:
God Bless You?
Happy Birthday?
Merry Christmas?
Happy Valentines Day?
Are there any of these or others that you still cannot bring yourself to say even though you are no longer a JW?
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Transition from Kingdom Hall to Church
by findingmyway in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
is there anyone out there who used to attend the kh and now attends a church?
findingmyway

Well, occasionally, I attend church with my boyfriend. I'm df'd, and I haven't been to the KH in months and I didn't go to the District Convention and this past weekend I missed our "1-day assembly." When my mother asked me why, I told her that I didn't know about it and my son and I were out of town anyway. Truth is, even if I knew about it and I was in town, I wouldn't have gone. I just can't stomach going to the KH, assemblies and conventions.
Although, it was a bit creepy for me the first couple of times, I do, enjoy fellowshipping at my boyfriend's church. My hurdle is that I have an 8 year old (who enjoys going to the KH) who I would like to take with me to church. But I know that he will feel torn and confused. I still feel that way sometimes.
I like idea of having a place to worship. If my boyfriend and I ever get married, he will want everyone (including my son) in his household to attend church with him.
I shouldn't put the cart before the horse, but these are the types of things I think about. Can I really see myself doing the structured religion thing again? Can I see myself getting baptized, tithing, and participating in communion once a week? It makes me feel icky to think about it.
Is this a process? Will I ever overcome these taboos? Did you experience something similar?